The Blonde Beagle is healthy!

Well Toddy got a clean bill of health yesterday! We took him to see Dr. Walker and everything checked out fine. Jay and I got in trouble a little bit because we were about 2 months late for the appointment(oops) and we let Todds medicine run out for longer than that. Who else in the world has a dog with thyroid issues??? He has to be on medicine twice a day for the REST OF HIS LIFE! Who has time for this? Not me. Anyway we are back on track and going to try and be much better furbaby parents from here on out. After we got home from the vet I went to the store and I returned to a beagle illegally running around my house. Jay and Kate gave Toddy a bath and were letting him relax in the cool house. Katherine loved it so much. Jay said that she was watching Sesame Street and Todd laid down beside her and she was using him as a pillow. On the down side she poked him in the eye(and he just stood there and allowed it) so now he has a puffy thing in his eye that I have to watch and make sure it doesn't get infected or anything. He is such a good dog though. He just calmly follows you around the house and makes sure to watch what everyone is doing. I have missed my Toddy.

School stared this week!

Wow the time gets away from me and I forget to write on this thing! School started for both Cameron and I yesterday. Boo! Jay, Katherine, and I dropped Cameron off at school for her first day in the 4th grade! We went to eat breakfast first at sonic and then off to school. Katherine and Jay cried when we got out. I held it together for the most part. I just cant believe that it is her last year in elementary school. She was pretty excited to see all of her friends and wear her new school clothes. She is also the oldest in school this year so that has its benefits too. Jay was pretty sad because it really hit him that his baby is growing up. It makes me sad too, but I am also excited because she is getting more and more fun to hang out with and joke with. She is really funny. And she appreciates my sense of humor so that is a great thing because we like to joke together ALOT! Im sure we drive Jay crazy most of the time. Us girls have got to stick together. LOL!

Grandpa Dallas came for a visit this weekend too. The kids were really happy to see him. We went to eat at No Frill's with everyone. Katherine was showing off as usual. She is so funny when the attention is all on her. She really loves her cousins Clifey and Connor. She flirts with them both but especially Connor. She might have her first little crush. And Im pretty sure that the feelings go both ways. I love all my kids!

I got to pick Clifey up from his first day of 10th grade. Yeah he was less than thrilled to be back in school. I remember those days. Im still living those days actually.

Um...when did my baby girl become a big girl???? She doesnt even look like a baby anymore. *sigh* She has a little bit of attitude that we are trying to get under control as quick as possible. Yeah right! She has 8 teeth now all in the front and is working on some in the back. I know it hurts her. She has been drooling all over EVERYTHING! Yuck!

I have to tattle tell on Jay for a minute. He was very close to getting the boot yesterday. He decided to give our toddler a sonic smoothie that her sister had not finished. Ok not a problem, EXCEPT, that he gave it to her in the car when I was leaving and then he left for work. So here I am driving along to the babysitters house and Kate is pouring icecream all over herself and the backseat. Oh I has steaming when I went to get her out! Luckily I had extra clothes for her and the carseat cover washed pretty easily. Sometimes I wonder about my husband and what is going on in that brain of his. All is good now though.

So I guess now the summer is officially over and we are back into the routine of the school year. I actually prefer the routine. :-)

Spanish 4 is done!!!

I took my final exam last night. Not sure how I did but I know I passed the class so that is all I really care about at this point. Going to school every night during the week is getting old. And I just had to register for fall semester. I will be taking a full load and going monday-thursday nights. I just want to get done and only taking 2 classes would delay my graduation. So gotta suck it up. Hopefully I will actually graduate sometime in 2008, which means only 2-3 more semesters of this and then I get to start a real job. Yea!!!!

Life is moving right along.

The week is going great so far. Tonight we are going to No Frill's to celebrate the boy's birthdays. I cant believe that Clif is going to be 16 tomorrow and Connor is 14 today. It just goes by so fast! Clifey has been practicing his driving with Jay. Jay says that he is doing pretty good. Jay is a great uncle to those boys. I am proud of him. He loves them both very much.
Friday we pick up Cameron and will have her for 10 days straight. Her mother didnt want to pay for daycare so Jay gets her an extra week. We will have to pay but it is worth it to have her at our house. She is going to go to Betty's, Vonda's, Jenny's, and ASI next week. She wont get bored going to a new place everyday. She really loves ASI gymnastics.
Im taking Spanish 4 in summer school right now and it ends next wednesday. Thank God. I skipped spanish 3 because of scheduling problems and went straight to spanish 4. I am so lost. Luckily I have a great teacher. I have to go back and take spanish 3 later. I am close to graduating(3 more semesters max). It cannot come quick enough. I cant wait to start teaching. Hopefully I will get a job easily.

Jay is doing so many things in life right now. He is a great hubby and awesome daddy. I am so lucky to have him. During my pregnancy and after he gained a lot of weight. We were pretty much eating whatever, whenever there for awhile. A couple of weeks ago he said that he had enough and was tired of being uncomfortable and overweight. So he has been working out everyday and eating right. He is really commited and has already lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks. I can really tell in his face. He is also get more muscular. I am so proud of him! He is really motivating me. Work is going really good for him. I am so glad that he finally found a company that he is happy with and enjoys the people he works with. He actually talks about some of his work friends. He has been working hard to help me finish school. I cant wait until he is able to not work so much overtime. That will happen once I finish school and get a job teaching. He is the only reason I am able to get closer and closer to that goal. He has been helping me study for my spanish tests. I cant stand that class, but it is easier with him helping me. I dont feel like I am missing out so much by having to study.
Cameron Paige is getting so big! She really is coming into her own and has such a great personality. She has learned that in this family you have to be able to laugh at yourself because that is what everyone else will be doing. She is very quick witted and makes me laugh a lot. Its good though that she doesnt take herself or any of us for that matter too seriously. She is definately my little side kick though. It drives her daddy crazy because she is always on my side. It makes me laugh. She is getting out of her shyness(we always knew she really wasnt shy but just told she was by you know who). She is very involved in church and makes friends very easily. She isnt scared of much either. We went to Six Flags last thursday and there isnt a ride that she wont ride. She loves the big roller coasters. Jay and her must have ridden the Flash Back 5 times. My stomach could only handle it twice. We had a lot of fun. We also went to the Mrs. Baird's bakery for a tour. It was neat to see how the bread was made and it tasted very yummy. School starts again soon and Cameron will be in the 4th grade. It is her last year in elementary school and then she will be in intermediate. I cant believe it! It seems like she was just in 1st grade playing a sheep in the school play. Time is flying by. To be honest I am not dreading the teenage years at all. Cameron and I are really close and I think that we will get even closer as time goes by. I hope she continues to talk to me about her life.

Oh Katherine Elise! She is everywhere right now. Yesterday she was sitting in the recliner watching Sesame Street while I was cooking dinner. I was around the corner for 1 minute and I heard her yelling out. I came back in the living room and she was hanging upside down off the side of the recliner. She was stuck and hanging on for dear life. I was laughing so hard that I couldnt even help her and she eventually flipped all the way over. Silly girl! She has some new words, good girl, lets go, mine, kitty, and no. She is learning them so quickly! She really likes to tell me no. Especially when I am trying to get her to eat. She really is a good eater. She doesnt want anything to do with baby food, so she just eats what we are having. So far no allergies to anything and the spices dont even bother her. She is a climber! She isnt afraid of anything and this does worry me a bit. She gets herself into some trouble. She is the light of my life and more than I could ever imagine.


I am doing good too. I have been trying to lose weight for several months now. So far I have lost 22 pounds. I am still about 20 away from my goal. But I already feel so much better about myself. When I was so heavy I felt tired all the time. Now I feel much better and it is easier to play with Katherine.